Driving sustainable innovation for a healthier planet
Westcon-Comstor’s Planet strategy is integral to delivering Partner Success by ensuring responsible operations, compliance with regulations, and collaboration for sustainable innovation.
Key highlights
Our first Chief Sustainability Officer
We appointed Kevin Brzezinski as our first CSO to drive climate change initiatives.
100% renewable electricity
powering our UK operations.
One of the first IT distributors to have our net-zero target by 2050 validated
by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
40 electric vehicles
within our fleet
42% of our electricity globally
comes from renewable sources
-3% Scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions cut
since base year
"The creation of the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) role and my appointment to this position demonstrate Westcon-Comstor's commitment to environmental stewardship at the highest organisational level.
My primary responsibilities are clear – reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy, and collaborate with our technology vendors and partners to foster a more sustainable IT channel. We are determined to lead by example and minimise our carbon footprint across all operations and our supply chain."
Kevin Brzezinski CSO at Westcon-Comstor
Our targets
Our climate change targets were validated by the SBTi giving us confidence that our commitments are robust, credible, and in line with the pace of change demanded by climate science. We have four validated targets, as follows:
net-zero
Reach net-zero GHG emissions across Scope 1, 2, and 3 by 2050.
A 50% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
A 25% reduction in absolute Scope 3 emissions by 2030.
80% of its suppliers have science-based emissions reduction targets by 2025 (We successfully achieved this target in FY24).
Energy, waste, and water use management
- We are developing a company-wide energy-management policy and regional emissions reduction targets in FY25.
- In FY24, 270 metric tonnes of waste were generated, with 65% sent for recycling.
- Westcon-Comstor’s direct operations are not water-intensive, using water mainly for drinking, sanitation, and landscaping.
Other highlights
We established an ESG steering committee with senior leaders that meets bi-annually to discuss sustainability and strategy.
We met 88% of our electricity needs in Europe using renewable sources, a 10% increase since FY23, and we aim for 100% globally by 2030.
* Including Europe and UK&I
We expanded ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certifications to logistics centres in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, covering 63% of our operational sites.* * Westcon-Comstor’s logistics facilities and US HQ.
Westcon-Comstor is committed to reducing carbon emissions, boosting renewable energy use, and advancing a circular economy, all in pursuit of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, securing a sustainable future for everyone.
